A secreted Heat shock protein 90 of Trichomonas vaginalis.

• Main Authors: Meetali Singh (Author), Divya Beri (Author), Rishi Kumar Nageshan (Author), Leena Chavaan (Author), Darshak Gadara (Author), Mukta Poojary (Author), Suraj Subramaniam (Author), Utpal Tatu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trichomonas vaginalis is a causative agent of Trichomoniasis, a leading non-viral sexually transmitted disease worldwide. In the current study, we show Heat shock protein 90 is essential for its growth. Upon genomic analysis of the parasite, it was found to possess seven ORFs which could potentially...